California’s New Standard Transitioning Ride-Hailing Fleets to Zero-Emission Vehicles Win for Public Health, the Climate and Company Drivers, Science Group Says
Companies Must Honor Pledge to Support Zero Emission Vehicle Transition SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted today to approve the nation’s first standard to transition ride-hailing fleets to zero-emission vehicles by 2030. The Clean Miles Standard will ensure that 90 percent of ride-hailing miles traveled across California take place in zero-emission vehicles […]
Sherritt Announces Voting Results of Its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sherritt International Corporation (“Sherritt” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:S) today announced voting results of its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held today, May 20, 2021. A total of 109,704,512 common shares or 27.61% of Sherritt’s issued and outstanding common shares […]
Plastic Power: B.C. Recycling facility receives provincial funding
Burnaby, British Columbia — Reclaim Plastics, a recycling facility in BC has received provincial funding to help them divert hard to recycle automotive plastics from the landfill. The $667,000 in funding from the CleanBC Plastics Action Fund will be used to purchase technology that will make it easier to sort hard to recycle automotive plastics […]
High Fives for Dunlop: The AIA High Fives for Kids Foundation welcomes Tom Dunlop to its board of directors
Toronto, Ontario — The AIA High Fives for Kids (H5s4Ks) Foundation announced the addition of Tom Dunlop to its board of directors. Dunlop’s appointment comes as long-time H5s4Ks advocate Joe Mercanti steps down from the foundation’s board as part of his retirement from the aftermarket industry. Starting his automotive aftermarket career as a licensed mechanic, Dunlop […]
Steeling the EV Spotlight: Kia says its new fully electric vehicle will be predominantly steel
Toronto, Ontario — Kia announced this week that its all-new, fully-electric 2022 Kia EV6 crossover will be mostly composed of steel. In a release, the automaker said the body structure will be made up of 75 percent high-strength steel (HSS) and ultra-high strength steel (UHSS). Since EV battery packs already add a significant amount of […]
Funding the Future: Cox Automotive to offer new awards to Georgian College Automotive Business School students
Barrie, Ontario — Cox Automotive Canada has created two new awards in hopes to encourage diversity in the automotive industry. Two eligible students at Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada who recognize an automotive industry opportunity to drive change or champion its transformation will be awarded $2,500 each. The inclusion award will go to […]
Accelerating Automobility: FedDev Ontario invests in Canada’s first ‘automobility accelerator’ hub in Windsor-Essex
Windsor, Ontario — FedDev Ontario, which delivers programs and services to support innovation and economic growth in southern Ontario, announced a $7.5 million in funding for Invest WindsorEssex (IWE) to establish Canada’s first “automobility accelerator” on Wednesday. With this investment, IWE plans to offer a variety of first-in-Canada training and other programming opportunities to support […]
Can You Believe This?! May 21, 2021
Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s wacky clip, catch DIY convertible mods, defense tactics to counter gas station bandits, dream car deliveries gone horribly awry and much, much more!
